I work as an art director and video artist in the competing area between art, culture and advertising.My education as an electrical engineer combined with a degree in advertising and marketing at
the Vienna University of Economics, form the perfect base for my creative work (since 1987).

I create my works usually to a given topic, at various levels, in multiple layers. Holistic collages of images, graphics, animations, movies, sounds, text and music. The output can be a logo, an
ad, a videoclip, a poster, an internet site, a stage for a theater play, a video-installation ...

Cultural organizations benefit that I am fully trained in marketing and advertising. In the economic sphere, it is of advantage that I am familiar also with drama and spectacle. Internet
technologie and social media as a complement personal interest give additional synergy.

Recent milestones:

Since 2002 I am the Art Director and Head of Corporate Design for the Rabenhof Theater Wien. Meanwhile, the best attended OFF theater in Vienna. 319 performances, 83,821 visitors in the 2011
season.

2007 together with 2 physicists and a comedian co-founder of Science Busters. A multimedia science show with more then 300 live performances in Austria, Germany, Switzerland and Lichtenstein over
4 years.

2008 University Lector at FH St. Pölten - Flashdesign

In 2009 I designed and set up an internet video channel on Science 2 People for Kapsch (worldwide market leader on road toll systems).

2011 ten short videos for the Austrian national television (ORF) to promote the Nordic World Ski Championship in Oslo (Norway).

2011 honored as Communicator of the Year by the Austrian PR Association for Science Busters.

Then suddenly I became Chili.

It wasn’t my idea … it was fine, for many years, to simply sign Christian to my art.
But, slowly my friends and clients started asking me why I was calling myself “Chili” since that’s how my signature looked to them. So, I became Chili Gallei.

Unmistakable Chili.

Anyone who knows Chili Gallei recognizes his unique style immediately. At first glance, it often looks somewhat frayed, as if a wild artist has dropped random fragments from a sky full of ideas
without structure or meaning. What a mistake.Nothing is random in the work of Christian Chili Gallei. Ruthlessly pragmatic, Chili begins projects working closely with clients to precisely analyse
their specific needs and setting before beginning his work. While almost every project begins with a shock, clients soon embrace Chili’s approach of detailed analysis and focused products, as
evidenced by their close involvement in the design process (and many coffees consumed together). The sample videos and products on this website show some of Chili’s work. Contact him to
discuss your ideas.